Video File Availability Indication During Bitrate Encoding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to accurately indicate the unavailability of uploaded video files that are being encoded, leading to incorrect assumptions about their availability for processing.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface is provided with interface elements that indicate the unavailability of uploaded video files during bitrate encoding, and menu options associated with these files are disabled until encoding is complete, ensuring users are informed of their processing status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If uploaded video files are included in the list of available files, then users can view and manage all uploaded files, but it creates confusion about file availability since encoded files are listed as available when they are not
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual indicators (such as icons, colors, or graphical elements) next to video file names in the interface to indicate encoding status. These visual cues change or appear differently based on whether a file is currently being encoded, allowing users to quickly distinguish between available and unavailable files without complicating the overall interface structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual indicator system that mediates between the file list and the user's understanding of file availability. These indicators act as a communication layer that conveys the encoding status without requiring changes to the fundamental file listing structure or user interaction patterns.
2Reliability
If menu options are enabled for all uploaded files, then users can perform operations on any file, but it allows incorrect operations on files that are currently being encoded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic menu option enabling/disabling based on the real-time encoding status of video files. Menu options associated with encoded files are automatically disabled or grayed out, while options for available files remain enabled. This dynamic adjustment ensures operational safety without permanently restricting user flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users by monitoring the encoding status of files and automatically adjusting the availability of menu options accordingly. When a file enters encoding, the system feedback mechanism disables relevant menu options, and when encoding completes, the options are re-enabled, ensuring users are always aware of file availability through the interface state.
3Loss of information
If the system provides detailed status information for each video file, then users are accurately informed of file availability, but it increases the complexity of the user interface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies status indicators locally next to individual video file entries rather than adding global status displays or complex multi-level interfaces. Each file row in the list receives a localized visual indicator of its encoding status, providing necessary information without requiring users to navigate additional screens or interpret complex overall system states.
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AI summary
A system for indicating the unavailability of an already uploaded video file is provided. The system includes an advertiser system providing a graphical user interface for uploading a video file to a database and an ad serving system communicatively coupled to the database that receives the uploaded video file. A creative asset processing system is communicatively coupled to the ad serving system and advertiser system and receives the uploaded video file to process the uploaded video file by performing bit rate encoding on the uploaded video file. The bit rate encoding generates a plurality of encoded video files of the uploaded video file having respective bitrates. The advertiser system displays a set of menu options on the graphical user interface for each of the encoded video files.